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Policewoman left disabled by crash becomes high street model

Fariha Karim

March 14 2018, 5:00pm, The Times

After five years of gruelling physiotherapy Nicki Donnelly has become a model for Apple and Boots

When Nicki Donnelly was left unable to walk, talk or feed herself because of brain damage and spinal injuries after a speeding driver smashed into her police car, doctors said that her chances of survival were slim.

But after five years of gruelling physiotherapy she has become a model for top brands and an ambassador for disabled people.

Ms Donnelly, 34, was driving in a police car in 2009 when a car ignored a stop sign and ploughed into her, crushing her body. She remains in a wheelchair. “He got out of his car and as soon as he saw I was a police officer his demeanour changed — it seemed like he just felt hate towards me,” she said. “He just started shaking me — there…